Elephant Foot Yam - Pachypodium rosulatum subsp. cactipes
Latin Name:
Pachypodium rosulatum subsp. cactipes
SKU:
38958
We only sell freshly harvested seeds from small time growers, hobbyists and collectors.Listing is for 5 SeedsA giant aroid that grows an enormous, single pinnate leaf on a thick, fleshy stalk from a huge, bowl-shaped tuber, about 30 cm (1 ft.) in diameter. When the leaf wilts in Winter or the dry season and the plant goes into dormancy, the tuber can be dug up and stored dry. Before a new leaf is produced, mature plants can sprout a giant, maroon inflorescence that is truly a spectacular sight, but emits a rather unpleasant smell. This giant aroid has been cultivated...